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While we wait for play to restart after drinks, why don't you enjoy the best of Heather Knight?
Summary
England win means multi-format, points-based Ashes is drawn 8-8
Holders Australia retain urn but suffer first ODI bilateral series loss since 2013
Cross takes three wickets, including Perry and Mooney
Sciver-Brunt scores second successive century (129 off 149 balls)
Wyatt's 43 off 25 balls gives England late impetus
Knight (67) & Sciver-Brunt put on 147 for third wicket
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialAustralia have used Jess Jonassen in such a strange way in this series. She's batted No.5, she's had games where she's only bowled a couple of overs, but she's an incredible death bowler.
drinks break Eng 170-3published at 35 overs
Another bowling change. Frequent at the moment, aren't they?
It sees Alyssa Healy turn to Jess Jonassen, who bowled the crunch final over on Sunday, for the first time today.
It's a good start from the left-arm spinner with just two singles conceded.
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Heather Knight played brilliantly, until this moment...
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialWe often talk about doubling score after 32 overs, England should get the score to the 300 mark, anything 280+ would be a good score. Today will go one of two ways, they will either hammer Australia or Australia will hammer England. Surely there will not be another nail-biter?
Eng 168-3published at 34 overs
A maiden?
What is this?
Brilliant stuff from Alana King but Nat Sciver-Brunt will be frustrated she wasn't able to pick any gaps.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialSchutt is probably the bowler England are most comfortable facing. She bowled really well in the powerplay but that has been an anomaly in this series.
Eng 168-3published at 33 overs
Three singles follow the boundary.
England have a brilliant platform here.
Surely 300 is the minimum they will be targeting.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialThat is crunched by Sciver-Brunt.
Eng 165-3published at 32.2 overs
Image source, Getty ImagesDo not bowl short to Nat Sciver-Brunt.
Megan Schutt does and the England vice-captain just smacks it to the mid-wicket fence.
"Four runs to the England," plays the trumpeter.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialAlice Capsey is probably the one batter in this line-up where you can say hit the first ball for six, we know she can do it.
Eng 160-3published at 32 overs
Alice Capsey is the new batter. I'm going to be honest, there's something quite exciting about her coming in with England 159-3 with 18 overs to go. This could be carnage.
The teenager is off the mark with a push down the ground for a single.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, ReutersKing has been expensive but she gets the breakthrough.
The partnership between Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt was crucial for England.
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Melinda Farrell
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Image source, Getty ImagesKnight departs after doing a magnificent rebuilding job.
WICKETpublished at 31.3 overs
Knight b King 67 (Eng 159-3)
Ah. The partnership ends at 147 unfortunately for England.
Heather Knight advances down the pitch, trying to work an angle to hit into mid-wicket, but she misses with a big heave and is bowled by Alana King.
Still a brilliant 67 off 72 balls for the England skipper.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialIt's been a theme of this Ashes series, a soon as the ball stops swinging, Schutt keeps getting slapped through the off side.
Eng 158-2published at 31 overs
Another change for Australia at Megan Schutt returns, but England are going really well at the moment.
They take two boundaries from the over, with Nat Sciver-Brunt hitting down the ground, before Heather Knight threads perfectly through point.
The partnership is now worth 146 and is the highest for England for any wicket against Australia, beating Arran Brindle and Lydia Greenway's 142 in Melbourne in 2014.
How's stat?!published at 14:50 British Summer Time 18 July 2023
Phil Long
BBC Test Match Special statisticianThis partnership is now on 137, it's the highest third-wicket partnership England have ever recorded against Australia.
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If there's one person you don't want to drop in this England team, it is Nat Sciver-Brunt.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialBrilliant from Sciver-Brunt sweeping the ball out of the middle of the bat, England are looking to really attack Alana King here.